January 17, 2019 Facebook removes 512 Russian accounts and pages that were spreading disinformation Facebook uncovered and cut ties with hundreds of fake accounts tied to Russia that were engaging in inauthentic behavior, the tech giant announced Thursday.
January 17, 2019 FBI records, emails, Social Security numbers exposed in massive data leak, security experts say A massive data leak has been discovered at the Oklahoma Securities Commission, in which millions of records -- including files related to sensitive FBI investigations over the last seven years, emails dating back 17 years and thousands of Social Security numbers -- have been exposed.
January 16, 2019 'Social media morons': Facebook slammed for blocking Mardi Gras cake ad over 'excessive nudity' A Facebook post promoting a competition for traditional Mardi Gras cakes fell foul of the social network’s censors, according to the contest’s bewildered organizers.
January 16, 2019 ISIS accounts on Facebook share videos of Syria suicide bombing The horrifying moment that a deadly suicide bomb exploded on a street in Syria was captured in a video that ISIS-sympathetic accounts then shared on Facebook.
January 16, 2019 Is Facebook's '10-Year Challenge' meme a creepy facial recognition gambit? By now, all of your social media feeds are probably brimming with then-and-now pictures showing the "glow-up" or positive transformations of people — including celebrities, friends, family or random folks — sharing decade-old images of themselves alongside current photographs.
January 15, 2019 Google workers push tech giants to end forced arbitration In a sign of what 2019 may have in store for big tech, Google workers on Tuesday kicked off a campaign demanding a complete end to the practice of forced arbitration.
January 15, 2019 Facebook spending $300 million to boost local news coverage Facebook will invest $300 million over the next three years to increase the company’s support of local news.
January 11, 2019 Trump allies warn Obama-era FTC suit against US firm giving boost to China An obscure federal lawsuit brought against American tech company Qualcomm in the waning days of the Obama administration has generated fresh concern among conservatives that the case is inadvertently helping China at a time when the Trump White House is pursuing hardline policies against Beijing.
January 10, 2019 Fake news on Facebook: Elderly users are more likely to spread misinformation Older Americans are more likely to share fake news on Facebook — regardless of education, race, income or how many links they shared — according to a new study by researchers are two major universities.
January 10, 2019 Facebook app can't be deleted from some phones, making users unhappy A Bloomberg report has triggered new concerns about Facebook – you can't get rid of it.
